How to have a friend officiate a wedding… specifically, YOUR wedding!
This is a notion that is near and dear to my own heart because that’s how I got started as a professional officiant. My best friend asked me to perform her wedding ceremony, and her big fat Jewish-Lutheran-Pagan ceremony inspired me to become a Life-Cycle Celebrant.
Having a friend-officiate can be a lot of work — in the end, it is DIY project. But if it is something that you have your heart set on, there are ways to really make it work, and make it work well. So, as a friend-officiant turned professional, I’d like to offer some advice and suggestions for having a friend officiate at your wedding.
These ARE the cupcakes you’re looking for
You know what was waiting for us this week in our Flickr pool? A lot of awesome wedding nerdiness, that’s what! I’m talking not only this awesome Star Wars-themed cupcake display, but Lord of the Rings bridal accessories, LEGO boutonnieres, and the Doctor.
This mountain ranch karaoke wedding had a self-solemnizing ceremony
Cheers to this couple who married themselves, sans officiant. You’ve got to see the fabulous details… the couch for the wedding party to lounge, the huge booze goblets, the fabulous entry vehicle, and of course, the guest appearance of a certain memorable “Impressive Clergyman” character. And all that’s before they even get to the first karaoke!
Low-heeled wedding boots
I’ve done posts about wedding boots before, but this time I wanted to take a slightly different tack… toward lower-heeled, more comfortable options.
I tried to limit my selections to heels with heights of less than three inches (…I didn’t always succeed), focusing on styles that had a hint of formality while still being as loud and funky as I always like to feature. I’ve got everything here from uber-femme brocaded floral booties all the way to androngynous glittered ankle boots to ass-stomping shit-kickers.